Oblon's Post-Grant Practice Group handles all aspects of USPTO post issuance proceedings, including practice before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB), and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).

Non-registered practitioners may, in limited circumstances, be permitted to appear before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board on a pro hac vice basis. 37 C.F.R § 42.10(c). Last week, I pointed out the expanded panel order of the PTAB in IPR2013-00010 (order here), which outlined the base qualifications of potentially qualified attorneys.

Tuesday's decision in CBM2011-00001 demonstrates the depth of the PTAB's analysis relative to these base qualifications. In yesterday's decision the application for pro hac vice admission was denied (here).

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